The political scientist allowed the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East

Political analyst Vladimir Shapovalov said that there is a possibility of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, although it is not one hundred percent.

"There is hope that the conflict will not result in a nuclear war. That would be a terrible result," he said in an interview with aif.ru on Monday, June 23rd.

According to the expert, the United States is not ready for war with Iran.

"A war with Iran for the United States will be a collapse and a catastrophe <...> Trump will not receive an adequate response to his strike and will be able to declare that he has won without prolonging military operations further," the expert expressed his opinion.

Shapovalov also recalled the role of Israel in what is happening.

"There is an ongoing exchange of blows between Iran and Israel <...> the implementation of the plan, most likely invented by Trump, may be impossible due to the fact that the conflict between Iran and Israel may continue," the political scientist explained.

He added that there is a possibility that the conflict will escalate into something more serious, although it is not one hundred percent.

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Earlier on June 23, The Wall Street Journal reported that the United States conveyed to Iran Israel's intention to end the conflict. The continuation of attacks on Iranian targets does not exclude Israel's desire to end the conflict, writes RT. Iran is faced with a "dangerous choice": either strike back at the United States, risking escalating the conflict, or return to nuclear negotiations, making possible concessions, IA Regnum clarifies.

Also on June 23, Associate Professor of the Financial University under the Government of Russia Gevorg Mirzayan in an interview with the website kp.ru He stated that losses are inevitable, since Iran is forced to respond to strikes on its territory. There have been reports of an attack on an American base in Syria, and attacks on US facilities in Iraq are possible.

On June 22, the Iranian Foreign Ministry accused the United States of complicity in war crimes after a series of airstrikes on the country's territory carried out by American forces. Life.ru . Tehran said that by supporting Israeli aggression, Washington rejected diplomacy and bears full responsibility for the consequences of the conflict.